Patents by Inventor Claude Stanisiere

Claude Stanisiere has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of coupling a seimic detector module to the wall of a borehole, and a sonde for implementing the method
    Patent number: 5200581
    Abstract: A sonde for acquiring seismic signals in a borehole, the sonde comprising: a detector module (30) enclosing at least one seismic sensor (G); an elongate body (21) having a lateral cavity (22) suitable for receiving the detector module (30); a resislient suspension (40, 50) connecting said module to said body; and an anchor member (12, 13) disposed on the opposite side of said body to the side in which said cavity is disposed. The sonde is characterized by the fact that the resilient suspension exerts a force on said module suitable for displacing it out from the cavity and for pressing it against the wall of the borehole so as to couple it to said wall, together with means (41, 43, 51, 53, 60) which are provided to retract the module into said cavity against the force exerted by the resilient suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce W. Boyle, Claude Stanisiere, Alain Delpuech
  • Method of coupling a seismic detector module to the wall of a borehole and a sonde for implementing the method
    Patent number: 4987969
    Abstract: A sonde for aquiring seismic signals in a borehole, the sonde comprising: a detector module (30) enclosing at least one seismic sensor (G); an elongate body (21) having a lateral cavity (22) suitable for receiving the detector module (30); a resilient suspension (40, 50) connecting said module to said body; and an anchor member (12, 13) disposed on the opposite side of said body to the side in which said cavity is disposed. The sonde is characterized by the fact that the resilient suspension exerts a force on said module suitable for displacing it out from the cavity and for pressing it against the wall of the borehole so as to couple it to said wall, together with means (41, 43, 51, 53, 60) which are provided to retract the module into said cavity against the force exerted by the resilient suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce W. Boyle, Claude Stanisiere, Alain Delpuech